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Ever wonder what it’s like behind the scenes of a fantastic sweets factory?

Well, you’ll get your chance to check out an award-winning bakery on Monday (March 5) as our friends over at [desi]gn cakes & cupcakes open their doors for an open house.

And you don’t even need a golden ticket.

The bakery typically just does event catering, special event tastings and online sales of its cupcakes in a jar, so the open house will be a treat (pun intended) for those of us who have wanted to sample their wares.

The cupcake menu is still being decided, but one flavor that will definitely be available for purchase is the one they debuted at the L.A. Cupcake Challenge this year: Buffalo chicken!

The much–talked–about savory cake is made with polenta, ranch cream cheese, boneless chicken and Buffalo sauce.

Here’s how it works: Head on down to your local participating IHOP between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Tuesday (February 28) and you’ll receive a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes.

Guests are asked to make a voluntary donation for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in exchange for the pancakes.

During last year’s fundraiser, IHOP served four million free pancakes and pancake lovers donated more than $2.5 million to children’s charities, exceeding the fundraising goal of $2.3 million.

It was the largest one-day event in IHOP’s 53-year history.

This year’s goal is $2.7 million, which would bring the total raised in the campaign to more than $10 million.

IHOP locations can be found throughout the Inland Empire, including San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Ontario, Fontana, Highland, Upland, Chino, Riverside and Moreno Valley.

For more information, head to IHOP’s Pancake Day website, where you can donate online or get a reminder wake-up call from such celebrities as Jordin Sparks, John Schneider, Steve Young or Marie Osmond.

Today (February 22) is George Washington’s birthday and everyone has heard the apocryphal story of his honesty regarding the chopping down of a certain cherry tree. (And yet another president got the nickname of “Honest”…hmm).

In honor of the “father of our country” (and Baker’s Drive-Thru’s 60th anniversary, of course), the fast-food chain is offering its Facebook fans (and others) a cherry milkshake for only 60¢ with a coupon.

As with all Baker’s deals, you can either print the coupon or show it on your mobile device. One milkshake deal per coupon and one coupon per person or per car. The deal is good today only.